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The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1941-05-23

The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1941-05-23 page 1

Am New I HE HERST VOL XXIII, NUMBER 21 FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1941 SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD 1 IMES 76 Seniors To Graduate May 28 When 76 seniors don their caps and gowns Wednesday evening, May 28th for the Commencement exercises, they will be the largest group thus far, to graduate from Amherst high school in one year. Forty-five of the senior class are girls and thirty-one are boys and the girls led in scholarships throughout the four year course. Professor Paul Hall, president of Hiram College, will deliver the address at the graduation exercise Wednesday evening. Prior ' to the address will be "Entree de Procession," Edouard Batiste, played by the high school orches tra under the direction of Miss Louise Matthews; Invocation, Rev. Father James H. Smith. The Girls' Sextette will sing, "When Through the Night," Liszt. Clark, following Professor Hall's address; Mrs. J., A. Wesbecher will make the presentation of the Amherst Study club awards; F R. Powers, presentation of the class of 1941; Werner Zilch, presi-) dent of the Board of Education, presentation of diplomas; Ora Mae Schaeffer, harp solo; Rev. C. E. Schmidt, benediction; and the high school orchestra will conclude the program by playing the "Blue Danube Waltz," Strauss. Class officers of the 1941 seniors are John Ruth, president; Daniel Mihuta, vice-president, and Don Haas,secretary-treasurer. For their class motto, the class has chosen, "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield"; class colors, Red, White, and Blue and class flower, gardenia. Members of the class include: Frances Abraham, Mary Abraham, Betty Barris; Betty Beam, George Bierman, Patricia Bird-song, Ralph Bortner, Ailcen Bridge, Margie Brill, Joan Brown, William Bruce, Jr., Elaine Bruce, Dorothy Brucker, Jeanette Bruc- ker, Mildred Buell, Helen Chi hay, Betty Decker, Regina Dei drich, Betty Deuschle. Bemad ine Donnelly, Lcona Dy'-V binskl, Patricia Ehrlich, Charles Hamann, Kathryn Harsor, Don Haas, Richard Hasenflue, Bur-nette Haynes, Nile Hill, Paul Hoffman, Lois Horn, Eddie Hor- vath, John Kapucinski, Annette Kapucinski, Betty Koepp, Evelyn A. Krieg, Russell Krieg. Harold Krieg, Yvonne McQueen, Daniel Mihuta, Herbert Morris, Beverly Murray, Henry Penton, Lila Pumphrey, Evelyn Rahl, Naomi Rcichcrt, Aline Reh-man, Ruth Riddle, Blanche Ros-enkranz, Betty Roth, John Ruth, Donald Schieferstein, James Schulz, Betty Shadduck, Paul Schaffer, Eleanor Shand, Henry Sharp, Mary Sliman, Christ Sper-off, Shirley Sweet. Alberta Strauss, Evelyn Thomas, Ellsworth Towne, Albert Tyson, Wilson Van Haun, Edith Van Keuren, Edwin Van Keuren, Joy Van Nuys, Jean Webster, Shirley Weltzel, James Wesbecher, Lois Woiczikowski, Janice Schwltzke, Wllford Bailey, Benjamin Kol-enda, Edward Solack, Albin Wag- ner. THAT MUSIC MAY BE B .i'iTEK AIYKEUATED m I'd r r t .. -. .iv ' ' .(! : I'-' JL-T'-'' - ' -- -" ' J - - i W . , tit A i Amherst Is "Defense Area" Amherst is a "defense area" and is entitled to continuation of Federal Housing Administration loans on existing residence property. The inclusion of Amherst as a "defense area" is the result of efforts by Mayor John H. Mi chael who -applied for the designation some time ago. As a result of this designation, FHA loans are available on homes already built. 'In sections not so designated FHA home loans will be available only on new con-, struction. An FHA loan permits the home owner f borrow a larger sum of money than the law permits a bank to make under normal conditions. Ordinarily bank loans are not permissable beyond 50 cent of the valuation according to law. FHA loans, however, since the federal government insures the loan, may be made by the bank up to 80 per cent of the value. FHA loans can be made thru the Amherst Branch of the Lorain County Savings & Trust Co. Local real estate men and builders believe the inclusion of Amherst as a "defense area'" will greatly stimulate new home construction as well as the purchase of houses now built. Village Ask Increase In Light Plant Grant Amherst will ask PWA for an increase in the federal grant for the construction of a light plant, according to a resolution of the council Tuesday night. The resolution sets up the present cost of the plant as justifying a larger grant of money than the present $65,250 which the government has set aside for the local project. 1 Village Solicitor Milton iriea- Developing musical talents, and also creating a keener appreciation of nvi r nre among the purposes of the musical departments of the shool. Above we find Pamela Vavnck (top) and her sister Norma (bottom) playing simultaneously as is 'frequently dona at entertainments at the school, while Floyd Moore, one of the muricnl instructors, looks on. Insert shows Donna Sanders and Joan Sharp playing their violins. Shirley Sweet Is Valedictorian Shirley Sweet has been named voted ictorinn of the 1941 gradunt fL lng class of Amherst High school. Shirley has the highest average of J the 76 graduates for her . four years of high school. Her average Is 95.81. Leona Dyhlnskl ran a cIoho second with an average of 9C.65 for her four year course. Other seniors who received high averages are Betty Roth with S4.18; Naomi Rek-hert, 94.12; Juntos Wesbecher, 92.88; Ruth Riddle, 92.2; Marjorle Brill, 92.5; John Ruth, 91.5 and Charles Hamann, 91.5. Seventeen seniors were named on the National Honor Society Friday morning at the annual Honor chapel. The following members were admlttad to the society: Shirley Sweet, Botty Roth, Naomi Relchert, Jameg Wesbecher, Betty Shadduck, Edith VanKeurcn, Edward Horvoth, Evelyn Thomas, John Ruth, Daniel- Mihuta, James Schulz, Leona Dyblnskl, Charles Kamann, Elaine Bruce, Marjorle Brill, Joan Brown and Ruth Riddle. LORAIN MAN . SPEAKS AT ROTARY Tventy-thvee members nml two pinsfs gatlietvr! Monday ni;n :i the regular Rotary meethi!; diiinri In the Amherst .Melhudisl church. The ladles of the church served the dinner. Sidney Iioyce of Lorain was the speaker rt the meeting und W. S. Ftewavt. past president of the East Cleveland Rotary club was the other guest. GARDEN CLUB TOUR FLATS A tureen dinner and tour of the fl:tts of the Vermilion river were the features of the meeting of the Amherst Garden club Monday tfternoon. The ladies gathered In the home of Mrs. H. L. Lelmbuch, Brown-helm for the dinner and during the afternoon made the trip on the Leimboch farm. Mrs. A. P. Roth will entertain the group June 16. First Niglit Baseball Game Sooii After Decoration kDay One of the finest night baseball fields in northern Ohio, excepting only the larger cities, will open about Decoration Day, when the field being built jointly by The U. S. Automatic Corp. and its employees is expected to open. The poles for the lights were placed Wednesday with the help fields in northern of the Ohio Public Service Co. communities. Wiring of the poles started im- mediately and is expected to be completed by the first of next week. ...,TiirVrouto'toe"!w"e,diTo Distant Soldier win uc uuuui nexi weanesauy, be the same size, and when it became known that some delay would be experienced in getting them, the committee looked for a place to borrow them until the Amherst order could be filled. The field will be lighted with 26 lights, each of 1500 watts. It will be one of the best lighted Ohio small Paper Will Be Issued Wednesday Next Week ONE DAY EARLY NEXT WEEK! Because Decoration Day falls on Friday next week, and to give our readers and advertisers full advantage of the paper before the holiday, the News-Times will be distributed one day early next week. Distribution will be made Wednesday instead of Thursday. All news and advertising for next week's issue must reach the News-Times office not later than Tuesday. The cooperation of our readers and advertisers will be'greullyappreciated. C. K. Henry Co. Returns Contract Tha appeal from the decision of Judge ,;uy R Kindley in the Kieketl taxpayer's suit against the municipal tbvtiic generating plant, was heard in the Court of Appeals at Akron Tuesday. During the hearing it became known that the C. K. Henry Kieci-rle Co. had returned their contract to the local bjard of public affairs and had asked to be released from its performance. The Henry Co. claimed that de lays in the start of the construction made completion of the contract Impossible under existing conditions. The court granted Att. Don Meyers for the plaintiff until May 27th to file briefs, and will allow Solicitor Milton Friedman four days following to file his answer. The decision will be made Home lime early in June. 15th Call Set For Mon., May 26 Paper Adds Cheer according to present plans of the group of employees that have charge of the field. The committee hurtled the only known delay in opening by borrowing the reflectors used on the Lorain football field. The reflectors ordered for Amherst will Thoughts for Memorial Day By Mrs. F. R. Powers This business of securing a partner for the Memorial Day parade began to stalk our consciousness sometimes two weeks In advance of the Big Event Itself. If you had one particular chum whom von could trust Implicitly the matter was simple enough. You'd suy to her ono afternoon near the end of May as you unlinked arms and left her on the way home from school: "Remember, you're my partner Decoration Day", and she'd smlln and say: "You Jiet your boots," and leave you with a little warm feeling around your heart. Like as no1 tho you had a number of pals, and maybe when you asked Martha, she'd already promised Flo, and then Lillian would tell you. yes. she'd march with you, and the next day decide Bhe'd rather have Ruth for a partner. It was somothlng to worry ovei the whole night thru If on the. eve of Decoration Day you had not I'ei. clinched a team-mate" tor the morrojv.Tor like as not If teacher caught you standing alone when she walked up and down, ret lowing the ranks of pupils assembled In the school yard awalt'jtg the irilvul of the band from the Town Hull, she'd make you wajk with mme dumb-acting girl who didn't have a partner either. Or what was worse, maybe one of the boys. And there always existed the possibility that site might pull into line beside you Just about the time the parade fx gnu to move. In the days we like to recall, the parade was the big event of every Memorial Day and as such was scheduled for an afternoon performance, the nnrnlng being spent doing the things that needed to be done, in an atmosphere of pulsating anticipation. Now It would seem, to have uny audience at all, the small towns must get everything over and done with by 12 o'clock noon. Granting this, and I guess we'll have to, for Hie world to-day Is fur .different from the one I grew up In there still Is no reason why every able-bodied man, woman and child shouldn't get himself Into view somewhere along the line of march either as an active participant In the pui'ade Itself or as a spectator. And this year, with so many of our own boys In uniform, the world across the sea In tur-(Contlnued on Page 2) (N. B.: This interesting, little letter came into the News-Times office the other day. We'd like you to read it.) May Bth, 1941 The Amherst News-Times, Amherst, Ohio. Gentlemen: I appreciate very much the newspaper you have been sending me. It is interesting to me because I had lived in Amherst two years before I enlisted in the Army. I have just served two years of my enlistment so far and it is doing me a lot of good. I hope that all the boys in Amherst who are planning to enlist, will feel the same way. ' Panama is a beautiful country (Cross Roads of the World) with its palm trees and abundance of tropical fruits. The weather is mild in summer, but it rains very heavily in the winter. The Canal itself is a sight to see with its huge locks and gates. Uncle Sam has made it homelike for soldiers in the Canal Zone. I am waiting for my next edl tion of the Amherst paper so that I may continue reading the In teresting events that take place in Amherst. I am sending you my new address, as I am out on position and receive my mail thru a different office. Yours truly, Theodore J. Szarck, Bttry. P. 73rd, C.A. (AA) Post Corozal, Canal Zone, Panama (N. B. It may be interesting to note that it took the above letter nine days to reach Its destination.)Plan To Hold Last Initiation Of Year AnihcTft Eagles will conduct t'uclr last Initiation for the present Pscal year next Monday win n a large cbus of candidates will be iMlmltte.l. The cla.is is tn honor of tlf! secretary, Henry Raeslcr. This will also be the last In Illation for J. A. Becker, present ivorthy president, whose term of eflice ends und who will then become the Junior past president. The following Monday night the newly elected officers will beInstalled. Jim Abraham, leader, Charles Holupko, Jessie Capasso, and Leo Smith, all of Amherst, Homer Sanders, Cleveland, and Joseph Eastcrday, Wellington, have been selected for the June 4th call for a year's army training. The next tentative date has been set for June 9th. The Amherst men who are classified In the 1A group and Hrej awaiting call include: Lewis Evans, Stanley Gambish, Geoffrey Monger, Henry Ernst, and Melvin Jackson. man said the additional amount that the village will ask for will amount to between $12,000 and $15,000. The resolution passed four votes, Councilman Beesing voting against the resolution, and Councilman Wohlever not voting. ' The council also heard Fire Chief A. G. Stiwald report a grinding noise in the rear end of the old fire truck. He warned that the village will need to con- ' sider buying some new apparatus.Three members of the hospital trustees asked council to direct the county treasurer to remit $1,660 in back taxes for the pavement of Prospect-st. The hospi tal received a bill for the back taxes. The trustees reported that they were not aware of the tax charge since the hospital normally does not pay any taxes. Council took the request under advisement. Council approved the appointment of Lillian Miller as assistant to the clerk at a salary of $50 a month. Herman Beesing voted against the approval, saying that he was not opposed to the employment of an assistant, but rather was opposed to the amount being paid. Repairs to the men's rest room to cost $112.30 was awarded to Hank and Bill Plumbing and Heating Co. They also voted to buy cold patch material for the repair of village streets. No parking signs will be erect- . ed in North Main-st barring parking on the west side of the street. A bill from the state em-nlovees' retirement fund for con tributions for 1939 and 1940 was reail The -village owes $o3Xoa for 1939, and $506.48 for 1940, and will very shortly owe the contribution for the first half of 1941. This represents the vill- 1,998 of the 2,476 men who reg- age's contribution toward' the re- istcred by the local board have tirement funds for public em-thus far" been classified. 326 pi0yees. have been placed temporarily in Class 1A, awaiting preliminary physical exam. 90 men from the local board have been sent and are now in the armed service. Another 13 are in the naval or military service but were not sent by the draft board. The district board has placed 1,193 men in Class 3A temporarily deferred as having depend ents; 48 in Class IB, fit for limited service; 121 in Class 2; occupa tional deferments: 107 in Class The lodge recently bought a new ' morallVi mentaily or physi cally unfit for service. I!a? and pole and expect to have it er.-cUd before Dccoartlon Day. Hiinh McOarvey, Vlnce Nalloy and Hruce Avery reported on the meeting at the Nell House in Columbus Sunday. The district initiation was announced for June 1st. The attendnncfi prize of U would have been won by Al Win-son had he been there. The amount will be added to the dollar for the next moettng. Rady Berger won the attendance prize. St. Joseph's Juniors Cop Initial Victory The St. Joseph Juniors' baseball team of the parochial school began its season in the right manner this year when they came home from their first game with a victory. The young lads traveled to Ridgcville last week with their manager, Father James Relay Team To Go To Columbus Sat. Scoring 22 points In the District Meet held last Saturday at the Clearview Field, the Comets made their best showing of the track season. With only a skeleton team entered they competed in seven events and counted in six of them. Sharp came through with a belated spurt and won the mile going away. Van Keuren pulled up third in the 440 behind one of the rarities of track, a dead heat finish between Clearview and a Brooklyn runner. Penton tied for fourth In the pole vault and Lach tied for fourth in the broad jump. The mile relay team took first honors and the 880 yard relay took a close second. Since the first three nlace win H. bmitn ana j. j. uaatcan ana ncrs re ellsrible for the State whipped Rldgeville's St. Peter's Mcct at Columbus Saturday, both relay teams, Sharp In the mile Alumni Banquet Tickets Going Fast ' The Alumni Committee of Am-hns't High school is busy preparing the Annual Alumni .Banquet which Is to be held next week m, I.... f Oftlk . D.4A T Hf 1 nursuuj', may a;hu hi. u.ou . m. y James Ehrman, chairman of the committee, has announced that the tickets are selling rapidly and those people who have not yet obtained tickets may get them from Frederick Rerger at the Lorain-co Savings & Trust Co. arid from Grayce l'urcell at the Amherst Public school. Invited guests at the . banquet will be the senior class of 1941, their parents and their friends. The dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock by the American Legion auxiliary and will be followed with a short program. Bob Veon's orchestra has been booked for the dancing pleasure of the evening and tables, will be placed for cards In the balcony for those1 who do not care 'to dance. All games will bef played and prizes will be awarded at each table. 4-2 in a good game of ball This year's line-up Includes the following players: Omcr Bailey, catcher; Joe Lach, pitcher; Jim( Brennen, first base; Charles McCann, second base; Edward Gambish, third base; Martin Rickett, center field; Jack Radican, short stop; Gerald Flock, short field; Paul Manion, left field; Floyd Lodge, right field; Tom George and Richard WIcgand, substitutes. and Van Keuren in the 440 will compete, though there Is some doubt connected with Van Keu rcn and the 440 in as much, as the prelim's In that are on Friday, If the boys score any points, I and it's hard to see how they can help but get a few, It will mark the first time that an Amherst track team has scored In the State Meet Rattle Snake Was Seen Near Heaver Creek . . Beware of a rattle snake! This advice should be taken literally by everyone who frequents the wooded sections nearby, i Walter Ellis and son of Pearl1 st. were shooting targets down on the banks of Beaver Creek recently. The rattle of a snake was heard and Ellis warned his son to step aside. Just as he stepped back the snake struck, missing the boy's leg only by Inches. Ellis and his son were so astounded to find a rattle snake In this vicinity that the viper was gone before they could attempt to kill it. A rt "t

Am New I HE HERST VOL XXIII, NUMBER 21 FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1941 SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD 1 IMES 76 Seniors To Graduate May 28 When 76 seniors don their caps and gowns Wednesday evening, May 28th for the Commencement exercises, they will be the largest group thus far, to graduate from Amherst high school in one year. Forty-five of the senior class are girls and thirty-one are boys and the girls led in scholarships throughout the four year course. Professor Paul Hall, president of Hiram College, will deliver the address at the graduation exercise Wednesday evening. Prior ' to the address will be "Entree de Procession," Edouard Batiste, played by the high school orches tra under the direction of Miss Louise Matthews; Invocation, Rev. Father James H. Smith. The Girls' Sextette will sing, "When Through the Night," Liszt. Clark, following Professor Hall's address; Mrs. J., A. Wesbecher will make the presentation of the Amherst Study club awards; F R. Powers, presentation of the class of 1941; Werner Zilch, presi-) dent of the Board of Education, presentation of diplomas; Ora Mae Schaeffer, harp solo; Rev. C. E. Schmidt, benediction; and the high school orchestra will conclude the program by playing the "Blue Danube Waltz," Strauss. Class officers of the 1941 seniors are John Ruth, president; Daniel Mihuta, vice-president, and Don Haas,secretary-treasurer. For their class motto, the class has chosen, "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield"; class colors, Red, White, and Blue and class flower, gardenia. Members of the class include: Frances Abraham, Mary Abraham, Betty Barris; Betty Beam, George Bierman, Patricia Bird-song, Ralph Bortner, Ailcen Bridge, Margie Brill, Joan Brown, William Bruce, Jr., Elaine Bruce, Dorothy Brucker, Jeanette Bruc- ker, Mildred Buell, Helen Chi hay, Betty Decker, Regina Dei drich, Betty Deuschle. Bemad ine Donnelly, Lcona Dy'-V binskl, Patricia Ehrlich, Charles Hamann, Kathryn Harsor, Don Haas, Richard Hasenflue, Bur-nette Haynes, Nile Hill, Paul Hoffman, Lois Horn, Eddie Hor- vath, John Kapucinski, Annette Kapucinski, Betty Koepp, Evelyn A. Krieg, Russell Krieg. Harold Krieg, Yvonne McQueen, Daniel Mihuta, Herbert Morris, Beverly Murray, Henry Penton, Lila Pumphrey, Evelyn Rahl, Naomi Rcichcrt, Aline Reh-man, Ruth Riddle, Blanche Ros-enkranz, Betty Roth, John Ruth, Donald Schieferstein, James Schulz, Betty Shadduck, Paul Schaffer, Eleanor Shand, Henry Sharp, Mary Sliman, Christ Sper-off, Shirley Sweet. Alberta Strauss, Evelyn Thomas, Ellsworth Towne, Albert Tyson, Wilson Van Haun, Edith Van Keuren, Edwin Van Keuren, Joy Van Nuys, Jean Webster, Shirley Weltzel, James Wesbecher, Lois Woiczikowski, Janice Schwltzke, Wllford Bailey, Benjamin Kol-enda, Edward Solack, Albin Wag- ner. THAT MUSIC MAY BE B .i'iTEK AIYKEUATED m I'd r r t .. -. .iv ' ' .(! : I'-' JL-T'-'' - ' -- -" ' J - - i W . , tit A i Amherst Is "Defense Area" Amherst is a "defense area" and is entitled to continuation of Federal Housing Administration loans on existing residence property. The inclusion of Amherst as a "defense area" is the result of efforts by Mayor John H. Mi chael who -applied for the designation some time ago. As a result of this designation, FHA loans are available on homes already built. 'In sections not so designated FHA home loans will be available only on new con-, struction. An FHA loan permits the home owner f borrow a larger sum of money than the law permits a bank to make under normal conditions. Ordinarily bank loans are not permissable beyond 50 cent of the valuation according to law. FHA loans, however, since the federal government insures the loan, may be made by the bank up to 80 per cent of the value. FHA loans can be made thru the Amherst Branch of the Lorain County Savings & Trust Co. Local real estate men and builders believe the inclusion of Amherst as a "defense area'" will greatly stimulate new home construction as well as the purchase of houses now built. Village Ask Increase In Light Plant Grant Amherst will ask PWA for an increase in the federal grant for the construction of a light plant, according to a resolution of the council Tuesday night. The resolution sets up the present cost of the plant as justifying a larger grant of money than the present $65,250 which the government has set aside for the local project. 1 Village Solicitor Milton iriea- Developing musical talents, and also creating a keener appreciation of nvi r nre among the purposes of the musical departments of the shool. Above we find Pamela Vavnck (top) and her sister Norma (bottom) playing simultaneously as is 'frequently dona at entertainments at the school, while Floyd Moore, one of the muricnl instructors, looks on. Insert shows Donna Sanders and Joan Sharp playing their violins. Shirley Sweet Is Valedictorian Shirley Sweet has been named voted ictorinn of the 1941 gradunt fL lng class of Amherst High school. Shirley has the highest average of J the 76 graduates for her . four years of high school. Her average Is 95.81. Leona Dyhlnskl ran a cIoho second with an average of 9C.65 for her four year course. Other seniors who received high averages are Betty Roth with S4.18; Naomi Rek-hert, 94.12; Juntos Wesbecher, 92.88; Ruth Riddle, 92.2; Marjorle Brill, 92.5; John Ruth, 91.5 and Charles Hamann, 91.5. Seventeen seniors were named on the National Honor Society Friday morning at the annual Honor chapel. The following members were admlttad to the society: Shirley Sweet, Botty Roth, Naomi Relchert, Jameg Wesbecher, Betty Shadduck, Edith VanKeurcn, Edward Horvoth, Evelyn Thomas, John Ruth, Daniel- Mihuta, James Schulz, Leona Dyblnskl, Charles Kamann, Elaine Bruce, Marjorle Brill, Joan Brown and Ruth Riddle. LORAIN MAN . SPEAKS AT ROTARY Tventy-thvee members nml two pinsfs gatlietvr! Monday ni;n :i the regular Rotary meethi!; diiinri In the Amherst .Melhudisl church. The ladles of the church served the dinner. Sidney Iioyce of Lorain was the speaker rt the meeting und W. S. Ftewavt. past president of the East Cleveland Rotary club was the other guest. GARDEN CLUB TOUR FLATS A tureen dinner and tour of the fl:tts of the Vermilion river were the features of the meeting of the Amherst Garden club Monday tfternoon. The ladies gathered In the home of Mrs. H. L. Lelmbuch, Brown-helm for the dinner and during the afternoon made the trip on the Leimboch farm. Mrs. A. P. Roth will entertain the group June 16. First Niglit Baseball Game Sooii After Decoration kDay One of the finest night baseball fields in northern Ohio, excepting only the larger cities, will open about Decoration Day, when the field being built jointly by The U. S. Automatic Corp. and its employees is expected to open. The poles for the lights were placed Wednesday with the help fields in northern of the Ohio Public Service Co. communities. Wiring of the poles started im- mediately and is expected to be completed by the first of next week. ...,TiirVrouto'toe"!w"e,diTo Distant Soldier win uc uuuui nexi weanesauy, be the same size, and when it became known that some delay would be experienced in getting them, the committee looked for a place to borrow them until the Amherst order could be filled. The field will be lighted with 26 lights, each of 1500 watts. It will be one of the best lighted Ohio small Paper Will Be Issued Wednesday Next Week ONE DAY EARLY NEXT WEEK! Because Decoration Day falls on Friday next week, and to give our readers and advertisers full advantage of the paper before the holiday, the News-Times will be distributed one day early next week. Distribution will be made Wednesday instead of Thursday. All news and advertising for next week's issue must reach the News-Times office not later than Tuesday. The cooperation of our readers and advertisers will be'greullyappreciated. C. K. Henry Co. Returns Contract Tha appeal from the decision of Judge ,;uy R Kindley in the Kieketl taxpayer's suit against the municipal tbvtiic generating plant, was heard in the Court of Appeals at Akron Tuesday. During the hearing it became known that the C. K. Henry Kieci-rle Co. had returned their contract to the local bjard of public affairs and had asked to be released from its performance. The Henry Co. claimed that de lays in the start of the construction made completion of the contract Impossible under existing conditions. The court granted Att. Don Meyers for the plaintiff until May 27th to file briefs, and will allow Solicitor Milton Friedman four days following to file his answer. The decision will be made Home lime early in June. 15th Call Set For Mon., May 26 Paper Adds Cheer according to present plans of the group of employees that have charge of the field. The committee hurtled the only known delay in opening by borrowing the reflectors used on the Lorain football field. The reflectors ordered for Amherst will Thoughts for Memorial Day By Mrs. F. R. Powers This business of securing a partner for the Memorial Day parade began to stalk our consciousness sometimes two weeks In advance of the Big Event Itself. If you had one particular chum whom von could trust Implicitly the matter was simple enough. You'd suy to her ono afternoon near the end of May as you unlinked arms and left her on the way home from school: "Remember, you're my partner Decoration Day", and she'd smlln and say: "You Jiet your boots," and leave you with a little warm feeling around your heart. Like as no1 tho you had a number of pals, and maybe when you asked Martha, she'd already promised Flo, and then Lillian would tell you. yes. she'd march with you, and the next day decide Bhe'd rather have Ruth for a partner. It was somothlng to worry ovei the whole night thru If on the. eve of Decoration Day you had not I'ei. clinched a team-mate" tor the morrojv.Tor like as not If teacher caught you standing alone when she walked up and down, ret lowing the ranks of pupils assembled In the school yard awalt'jtg the irilvul of the band from the Town Hull, she'd make you wajk with mme dumb-acting girl who didn't have a partner either. Or what was worse, maybe one of the boys. And there always existed the possibility that site might pull into line beside you Just about the time the parade fx gnu to move. In the days we like to recall, the parade was the big event of every Memorial Day and as such was scheduled for an afternoon performance, the nnrnlng being spent doing the things that needed to be done, in an atmosphere of pulsating anticipation. Now It would seem, to have uny audience at all, the small towns must get everything over and done with by 12 o'clock noon. Granting this, and I guess we'll have to, for Hie world to-day Is fur .different from the one I grew up In there still Is no reason why every able-bodied man, woman and child shouldn't get himself Into view somewhere along the line of march either as an active participant In the pui'ade Itself or as a spectator. And this year, with so many of our own boys In uniform, the world across the sea In tur-(Contlnued on Page 2) (N. B.: This interesting, little letter came into the News-Times office the other day. We'd like you to read it.) May Bth, 1941 The Amherst News-Times, Amherst, Ohio. Gentlemen: I appreciate very much the newspaper you have been sending me. It is interesting to me because I had lived in Amherst two years before I enlisted in the Army. I have just served two years of my enlistment so far and it is doing me a lot of good. I hope that all the boys in Amherst who are planning to enlist, will feel the same way. ' Panama is a beautiful country (Cross Roads of the World) with its palm trees and abundance of tropical fruits. The weather is mild in summer, but it rains very heavily in the winter. The Canal itself is a sight to see with its huge locks and gates. Uncle Sam has made it homelike for soldiers in the Canal Zone. I am waiting for my next edl tion of the Amherst paper so that I may continue reading the In teresting events that take place in Amherst. I am sending you my new address, as I am out on position and receive my mail thru a different office. Yours truly, Theodore J. Szarck, Bttry. P. 73rd, C.A. (AA) Post Corozal, Canal Zone, Panama (N. B. It may be interesting to note that it took the above letter nine days to reach Its destination.)Plan To Hold Last Initiation Of Year AnihcTft Eagles will conduct t'uclr last Initiation for the present Pscal year next Monday win n a large cbus of candidates will be iMlmltte.l. The cla.is is tn honor of tlf! secretary, Henry Raeslcr. This will also be the last In Illation for J. A. Becker, present ivorthy president, whose term of eflice ends und who will then become the Junior past president. The following Monday night the newly elected officers will beInstalled. Jim Abraham, leader, Charles Holupko, Jessie Capasso, and Leo Smith, all of Amherst, Homer Sanders, Cleveland, and Joseph Eastcrday, Wellington, have been selected for the June 4th call for a year's army training. The next tentative date has been set for June 9th. The Amherst men who are classified In the 1A group and Hrej awaiting call include: Lewis Evans, Stanley Gambish, Geoffrey Monger, Henry Ernst, and Melvin Jackson. man said the additional amount that the village will ask for will amount to between $12,000 and $15,000. The resolution passed four votes, Councilman Beesing voting against the resolution, and Councilman Wohlever not voting. ' The council also heard Fire Chief A. G. Stiwald report a grinding noise in the rear end of the old fire truck. He warned that the village will need to con- ' sider buying some new apparatus.Three members of the hospital trustees asked council to direct the county treasurer to remit $1,660 in back taxes for the pavement of Prospect-st. The hospi tal received a bill for the back taxes. The trustees reported that they were not aware of the tax charge since the hospital normally does not pay any taxes. Council took the request under advisement. Council approved the appointment of Lillian Miller as assistant to the clerk at a salary of $50 a month. Herman Beesing voted against the approval, saying that he was not opposed to the employment of an assistant, but rather was opposed to the amount being paid. Repairs to the men's rest room to cost $112.30 was awarded to Hank and Bill Plumbing and Heating Co. They also voted to buy cold patch material for the repair of village streets. No parking signs will be erect- . ed in North Main-st barring parking on the west side of the street. A bill from the state em-nlovees' retirement fund for con tributions for 1939 and 1940 was reail The -village owes $o3Xoa for 1939, and $506.48 for 1940, and will very shortly owe the contribution for the first half of 1941. This represents the vill- 1,998 of the 2,476 men who reg- age's contribution toward' the re- istcred by the local board have tirement funds for public em-thus far" been classified. 326 pi0yees. have been placed temporarily in Class 1A, awaiting preliminary physical exam. 90 men from the local board have been sent and are now in the armed service. Another 13 are in the naval or military service but were not sent by the draft board. The district board has placed 1,193 men in Class 3A temporarily deferred as having depend ents; 48 in Class IB, fit for limited service; 121 in Class 2; occupa tional deferments: 107 in Class The lodge recently bought a new ' morallVi mentaily or physi cally unfit for service. I!a? and pole and expect to have it er.-cUd before Dccoartlon Day. Hiinh McOarvey, Vlnce Nalloy and Hruce Avery reported on the meeting at the Nell House in Columbus Sunday. The district initiation was announced for June 1st. The attendnncfi prize of U would have been won by Al Win-son had he been there. The amount will be added to the dollar for the next moettng. Rady Berger won the attendance prize. St. Joseph's Juniors Cop Initial Victory The St. Joseph Juniors' baseball team of the parochial school began its season in the right manner this year when they came home from their first game with a victory. The young lads traveled to Ridgcville last week with their manager, Father James Relay Team To Go To Columbus Sat. Scoring 22 points In the District Meet held last Saturday at the Clearview Field, the Comets made their best showing of the track season. With only a skeleton team entered they competed in seven events and counted in six of them. Sharp came through with a belated spurt and won the mile going away. Van Keuren pulled up third in the 440 behind one of the rarities of track, a dead heat finish between Clearview and a Brooklyn runner. Penton tied for fourth In the pole vault and Lach tied for fourth in the broad jump. The mile relay team took first honors and the 880 yard relay took a close second. Since the first three nlace win H. bmitn ana j. j. uaatcan ana ncrs re ellsrible for the State whipped Rldgeville's St. Peter's Mcct at Columbus Saturday, both relay teams, Sharp In the mile Alumni Banquet Tickets Going Fast ' The Alumni Committee of Am-hns't High school is busy preparing the Annual Alumni .Banquet which Is to be held next week m, I.... f Oftlk . D.4A T Hf 1 nursuuj', may a;hu hi. u.ou . m. y James Ehrman, chairman of the committee, has announced that the tickets are selling rapidly and those people who have not yet obtained tickets may get them from Frederick Rerger at the Lorain-co Savings & Trust Co. arid from Grayce l'urcell at the Amherst Public school. Invited guests at the . banquet will be the senior class of 1941, their parents and their friends. The dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock by the American Legion auxiliary and will be followed with a short program. Bob Veon's orchestra has been booked for the dancing pleasure of the evening and tables, will be placed for cards In the balcony for those1 who do not care 'to dance. All games will bef played and prizes will be awarded at each table. 4-2 in a good game of ball This year's line-up Includes the following players: Omcr Bailey, catcher; Joe Lach, pitcher; Jim( Brennen, first base; Charles McCann, second base; Edward Gambish, third base; Martin Rickett, center field; Jack Radican, short stop; Gerald Flock, short field; Paul Manion, left field; Floyd Lodge, right field; Tom George and Richard WIcgand, substitutes. and Van Keuren in the 440 will compete, though there Is some doubt connected with Van Keu rcn and the 440 in as much, as the prelim's In that are on Friday, If the boys score any points, I and it's hard to see how they can help but get a few, It will mark the first time that an Amherst track team has scored In the State Meet Rattle Snake Was Seen Near Heaver Creek . . Beware of a rattle snake! This advice should be taken literally by everyone who frequents the wooded sections nearby, i Walter Ellis and son of Pearl1 st. were shooting targets down on the banks of Beaver Creek recently. The rattle of a snake was heard and Ellis warned his son to step aside. Just as he stepped back the snake struck, missing the boy's leg only by Inches. Ellis and his son were so astounded to find a rattle snake In this vicinity that the viper was gone before they could attempt to kill it. A rt "t